diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
index be39b5fde4b9..e1ed5194c02a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void __init fpu__init_task_struct_size(void)
  */
 static void __init fpu__init_system_xstate_size_legacy(void)
 {
-	static int on_boot_cpu = 1;
+	static int on_boot_cpu __initdata = 1;
 
 	WARN_ON_FPU(!on_boot_cpu);
 	on_boot_cpu = 0;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ __setup("eagerfpu=", eager_fpu_setup);
  */
 static void __init fpu__init_system_ctx_switch(void)
 {
-	static bool on_boot_cpu = 1;
+	static bool on_boot_cpu __initdata = 1;
 
 	WARN_ON_FPU(!on_boot_cpu);
 	on_boot_cpu = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index 70fc312221fc..40f100285984 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static void __init setup_xstate_comp(void)
  */
 static void __init setup_init_fpu_buf(void)
 {
-	static int on_boot_cpu = 1;
+	static int on_boot_cpu __initdata = 1;
 
 	WARN_ON_FPU(!on_boot_cpu);
 	on_boot_cpu = 0;
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static void fpu__init_disable_system_xstate(void)
 void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(void)
 {
 	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
-	static int on_boot_cpu = 1;
+	static int on_boot_cpu __initdata = 1;
 	int err;
 
 	WARN_ON_FPU(!on_boot_cpu);